# It is a truth universally acknowledged, **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 10, 2021, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-is-a-truth-universally-acknowledged/939763 "2021-04-10T20:02:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2021, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-is-a-truth-universally-acknowledged/939763/1 "2021-04-10T20:02:02Z")
that any tune without a fretless bass and a saxophone is in need of a fretless bass and a saxophone. ---
**Author:** ![DeathPool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e95f7d/32.png) [@DeathPool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeathPool)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2021, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-is-a-truth-universally-acknowledged/939763/2 "2021-04-10T20:17:57Z")
I love the sound of the fretless bass, big fan of Jaco Pastorius among others that said, I view it as more limited in versatility in the sounds one can make with a bass with frets on it. After a while it just sort of sounds all blurred together and hard to differentiate. I also love the live version of Dave Matthews Band - Two Step that has some nice fretless bass action. ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2021, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-is-a-truth-universally-acknowledged/939763/3 "2021-04-10T20:28:54Z")
> [@DeathPool](#): > > I view it as more limited in versatility in the sounds one can make with a bass with frets on it. Get a load of [this !](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNtmnkhSmLI) ---
**Author:** ![DeathPool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e95f7d/32.png) [@DeathPool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeathPool)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2021, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-is-a-truth-universally-acknowledged/939763/4 "2021-04-10T20:39:52Z")
Nice it sounds cool I guess it just comes down to preference. I really love Steve Bailey here, I actually like his fretless bass here better than Vic Wooten, tho I do consider Wooten one of if not the best bassist of all time. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/9ob3ayMBfsw/hqdefault.jpg "Steve Bailey & Victor Wooten - A Chick From Corea (Live)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ob3ayMBfsw) ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2021, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-is-a-truth-universally-acknowledged/939763/5 "2021-04-10T21:17:21Z")
_Ava Maria_ does not need a saxophone. REBUKED! ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2021, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-is-a-truth-universally-acknowledged/939763/6 "2021-04-10T22:40:24Z")
For some reason I love pretty much every song in the 50s and 60s with sax, but absolutely loathe any sax used in the 70s and 80s - Except by Madness. Who doesn’t love Madness? ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2021, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-is-a-truth-universally-acknowledged/939763/7 "2021-04-11T01:24:28Z")
Probably Vyvyan. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/oOJLjnb6C5c/hqdefault.jpg "Madness - House of fun (on the Young Ones).") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOJLjnb6C5c) ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2021, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-is-a-truth-universally-acknowledged/939763/8 "2021-04-11T01:52:18Z")
> [@pjd](#): > > Get a load of this! Aw, man, I was expecting [this](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5CUIgK0paA&ab_channel=justjeff53): 😄 ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2021, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-is-a-truth-universally-acknowledged/939763/9 "2021-04-11T02:00:27Z")
Exception also for X-Ray Spex! ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2021, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-is-a-truth-universally-acknowledged/939763/10 "2021-04-11T16:06:43Z")
> [@Gatopescado](#): > > _Ava Maria_ does not need a saxophone. Yes. It does actually. (And i can prove it.) @DeathPool : Cool, thanks! @burpo_the_wonder_mutt : i like it ! 😁 ---
**Author:** ![Treppenwitz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treppenwitz/32/3445_2.png) [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2021, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-is-a-truth-universally-acknowledged/939763/11 "2021-04-11T17:04:10Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > Exception also for X-Ray Spex! And The Rezillos! [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/3IQ9HiY4e68/maxresdefault.jpg "20,000 Rezillos Under the Sea") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IQ9HiY4e68) j ---
**Author:** ![tripthicket](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripthicket/32/297_2.png) [@tripthicket](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tripthicket)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2021, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-is-a-truth-universally-acknowledged/939763/12 "2021-04-11T17:44:49Z")
I’m one of those Philistines who prefers a good sax solo over a good guitar solo, but then my music preference has always been punk/post-punk, new wave, alternative, and the like, as opposed to classic rock, heavy metal, hair metal, etc. Lately I have been exploring ska: I came for the horns, and stayed for the energy! ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2021, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-is-a-truth-universally-acknowledged/939763/13 "2021-04-12T18:48:46Z")
> [@pjd](#): > > @DeathPool : Cool, thanks! Did i say cool ? I meant f\_\_\_ing brilliant ! (How the f\_\_\_ have i not heard of steve bailey ?!?!)